Definisjon av whale

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Noun

whale - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
baleen whale, whalebone whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
toothed whale any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal, narwhale small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
whale - a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
giant, hulk, heavyweight
large person a person of greater than average size

Verb

whale - hunt for whales
hunt down, track down, hunt, run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
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Substantiv

whale - Any of several species of large sea mammals.
whale - Something, or someone, that is very large.
whale - In a casino a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.

Verb

whale - To hunt for whales.
whale - To flog, to beat.

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  • Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti. This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga whale.

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  • whale
    Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea; the body is streamlined, the broad flat tail is used for propulsion, and the limbs are balancing structures.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) whale
  • Presens: whale / whales
  • Preteritum: whaled
  • Perfektum: (have) whaled

Substantiv

  • Entall: whale
  • Flertall: whales

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